The ‘Worst Test in Medicine’ is Driving America’s High C-Section Rate NYT | Top Stories By: Sarah Kliff 6 November 2025 at 22:10 Round-the-clock fetal monitoring leads to unnecessary C-sections. But it’s used in nearly every birth because of business and legal concerns, The Times found. © Rosem Morton for The New York TimesA remote fetal monitoring center showing real-time heart rates from hospitals across the University of Maryland Medical System.
A Grave Condition Caused by C-Sections Is on the Rise NYT | Top Stories By: Sarah Kliff and Bianca Pallaro 6 November 2025 at 18:00 Placenta accreta is a life-threatening condition in which the placenta attaches to scar tissue left by a C-section. It used to be extremely rare. © Dustin Chambers for The New York Times
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